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25-09-2013, 05:10 AM
Hi Guys, would like to introduce everyone to Montana.

This is to be my next build, which is to be an 8th birthday present for my grand daughter.

Her birthday is a few months away so I will try to do a better build that the one on my thin line tele, which I really wanted to finish and try it out.

I will post updates as the work progresses.


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wokkaboy
25-09-2013, 05:31 AM
good work Rick, what colours you got planned for your 8yo grand daughter ? maybe DB could have a conch girl sale coming up ?
Make sure you sand the body and neck heaps, it will pay off if you are planning to apply a wudtone finish

looks like you have a standard strat headstock shape pencilled in

dingobass
25-09-2013, 09:09 AM
I have got HEAPS of Conch Girl.... got it in especially for Gavmeister :)

gavinturner
25-09-2013, 09:41 AM
Hey Rick,
Wow that's two parallel girls birthday builds, and both strats!
Interested to see what colour you go with.

Cheers,
Gavin.

25-09-2013, 11:10 AM
ok, well, I am going with Conch Girl, not sure if Montana likes pink but hey, it's a girl colour.
Had a little trouble the pink leaked, made a bit of a mess in side the packet but think there is still plenty left.
Yes I think that is a good copy of a strat head stock. The neck has a bit of a mark on it, sort of a black crack, but still think I'll go with a clear finish, might add a bit of character.
No work on it for a few days now, need to go to get some copping saw blades, but maybe start sanding the body.
Next time I'll turn the pix around the right way.

28-09-2013, 06:03 AM
Yesterday was a bit of a lazy one, all that was done was a trip to Bunnings for some coping saw blades.
Today a different matter, after morning up at the shops, a coffee, and a chat with some friends I came home ready for some progress.

Shaped the head stock, fitted the neck and put all the hardware on, if I had a gig tonight it could be used (except for a little soldering and that).

BUT

Now the work begins.

I have included a photo of that mark on the neck, I don't think I am going to worry about it, just stain and top coat. But if any one has any suggestions I will think about them, so please tell me what you think.
Thanks.

Ok so I didn't turn the photo around, next time.
The bridge isn't mounted, cause when I put it in the right place I couldn't get the pick guard on so I need to move it back a mm or so (just waiting for the glue to dry before sanding them back. I have sanded the neck but will give it a few more rubs, especially on the head stock ends..
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wokkaboy
28-09-2013, 07:34 AM
Ricmo, I wouldn't worry about the black mark in the neck, that will give it more character. What are you glueing ? There shouldn't be any glueing required on a ST kit. I wouldn't worry about bridge placement until you do the final assembly when you screw the neck in, string it up etc

28-09-2013, 08:41 AM
Oh! Just glued some dowels in to where I I filled in the bridge holes. I am glade you agree with me about that black mark.
It'll make it sort of unique I think.

I like to set it up so there will be no drilling after the finish is applied and polished (but cant polish too good, might need to get some thing to help there).

29-09-2013, 08:07 AM
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Well, today I fitted the bridge, made sure it was close enough than striped off the hardware and neck.
Finished sanding the neck, and stained the back of it. I decided to use some stuff that I have had kicking around home, added some stuff to thin it a little, and got a big shock when I applied it. I think it looks good, the grain,and faults, in the neck came up to look like a "vintage" one.
However this is not ideal for a 8yo girl, but it will look newer when i gloss it up some.
The pic shows the vintage look but looks better in real life.

Then I sanded the body ready for the staining pink, which I hope will come out ok and still be able to see the wood. I don't want a solid colour.
Properly do that on Monday.

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stan
30-09-2013, 06:43 AM
that neck colour looks great

57strummers
30-09-2013, 11:19 AM
Yes it does look great Ricmo, depending on how you feel about the colour you can give it a rub with either 000 steel wool or a green kitchen scouring pad which will change the colour slightly for a more aged look (perhaps it is already there hard to tell in the pic) you can then give a couple more coats to give a nice depth in colour.... sanding between each one with the steel wool... or you could leave it... lol... so many options

01-10-2013, 06:14 AM
Yesterday was a lazy day, went into Brissie had lunch with my son and found out a little of what Montana is doing these days.
First, she won't be 8 this birthday, she will be 9, ok on bother there. Second she wont like pink, so lucky I haven't started on the finish yet.
and there will be a short wait for some Amaranthine (and I am having trouble ordering it), but we will.

Today I worked on the neck, gave it two coats of TO. Now I wont use the term VINTAGE, but it looks very classy with a lot of character.
There were scratches on some of the spaces between the frets almost as if someone got heavy sand-paper and gave it a few rubs.
This was sanded smooth and gave that a oiling too. The rosewood was not as thirsty as the last kit, and the neck is looking, as I said, classy.

The TO that I have is at least 10 years old, and I needed to put a few drops of turps to have it flow nice and smooth. It appears to be doing the job ok
which is the main thing.

Something that I haven't pointed out, you may notice that the neck holes are not very well lined up, and there is a reason for this, the holes in the body
are nowhere in the correct place and I haven't fixed them up (and I'm not) but they are ok as everything lines up good now anyway.


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02-10-2013, 05:19 AM
Not much happening today, Gave it another coat of TO. (neck)

Thought I might give you a look at the business side of the neck.

Have decided to go with the pink finish, at this stage, but may change my mind if I don't start soon.
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03-10-2013, 09:36 AM
To-day I thought I'd start with the pink, I started with the head-stock face and was sort of disappointed, couldn't really tell it was pink.
Oh well, not to worry so started on the body. The sides came out a nice pink but the back and face is really clear.
Will put a bit more colour in the mix for the next few coats and see what that looks like.

I think it will turn out ok though.

It looks as if the phone can find more pink on it that I can, uummm.

Anyway thats it for another day.
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AJ
03-10-2013, 11:19 AM
looking great there

07-10-2013, 07:44 AM
Ok, the pink has to go, just not pink enough. A little bit of thinking required, I sort off like it (but i'm not in the market for a pink guitar) defiantly not a young girl. Will see what happens, as soon as I have something solid I'll post some pics. May be a few days.

Gavin1393
08-10-2013, 01:29 AM
I haven't used Concho Girl despite the malicious rumours to the contrary. I'm wondering if it may be a bit like the Olympic Girl (white) which when applied looks like you might as well have used water it is so clear. However, after two or three days you realise it is actually looking whiter!

wokkaboy
08-10-2013, 02:03 AM
come on Gav you can come out and admit it, you are the biggest Concho girl fan in the forum !
DB sends it to you in litre bottles doesn't he ?

08-10-2013, 02:54 AM
Ha Ha,Ha, Wokkaboy just maybe.

You are possibly right Gavin, but too late. I have sanded it back, and I am going to sin (sorry Adam), have got a spray tin of enamel. (white knight Fuchsia)
Haven't a clue if this will work, but hey I doubt if this guitar will ever be used (except when I go visit), so isn't that important, as long as it looks the part.
However, I will have it looking and playing great. Birthday not until February so plenty of time.
Even if I have to eat humble pie, sand it back to bare wood and come crawling back to Adam for more wudtone. LOL.

wokkaboy
08-10-2013, 03:06 AM
Rick, how many coats of conch girl did you apply ? It may have got darker with more coats. Maybe you could have mixed a small portion of carmine gypsy would have made the pink darker. Oh well back to square one with fuchsia spray can

Brendan
08-10-2013, 10:41 AM
Gav hasn't used concho - DB has always done it for him - and added tassles, glitter and sparkle - though how he did it with Wudtone I'm not sure... :?

Gavin1393
08-10-2013, 11:50 AM
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from Brendan on October 7, 2013, 19:41
Gav hasn't used concho - DB has always done it for him - and added tassles, glitter and sparkle - though how he did it with Wudtone I'm not sure... :?

He used Stewmac 30 super glue!!!!! $&@#!

dingobass
08-10-2013, 11:59 AM
BWAHAHAHAAAAAAAAH!
.....Oh dear...

Rick, it isn’t Adam you have to worry about, it is me.

Go and join Gav, Wokka and AJ in the naughty corner!

Seriously, you need to apply at least three or four coats of the base colour before it starts to get any depth...

wokkaboy
08-10-2013, 12:14 PM
DB how big is the naughty Corner? It's getting a bit packed out and we've sadly run out of beer!

09-10-2013, 06:23 AM
Ok, so it's to the naughty corner is it, well you other guys can have the beer, but who's on coffee roster this week?

Just for the record, I stuffed up the head stock, I started on that as it's easy to sand back, which I have, now it has orange peel. I hope this will polish out, so I can put some clear gloss stuff on it.

Is the gloss I got from Adam (with the pink) suitable to rag on to the paint. Any help there would be appreciated, cause if I do that I just may need to get more sand paper.

Here is a photo.

AAAAaaaHHHHHhh no option to add pix, hold on I'll try something.

Ok that worked.
Also a photo of front and back of the body
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lawry
09-10-2013, 07:03 AM
Well... That is certainly looking very pink now!

stan
09-10-2013, 11:38 AM
Well Ricmo - that is pink

57strummers
09-10-2013, 08:54 PM
Just an undercoat for the next colour if you are not happy....

Fretworn
10-10-2013, 12:58 AM
I always envisioned it as a paler colour. More strawberry milkshake than drag-queens lipstick.

12-10-2013, 09:00 AM
Well, no pix today, should have taken one when I finished sanding, not to worry it sort of looked like I hadn't started (almost) .

Tried to fix it the lazy way, but I wasn't happy with it so out came the sand paper. I sure was surprised to find that a hollow was in the middle of the head stock, strange it wasn't there when I sanded it the first times. Anyway after much sanding it was bare wood, then out came the spray can and very thin coats applied. So now it looks like it did before I messed with it.

Maybe might be able to put a pix or two up in a day or so..

8O

13-10-2013, 10:22 AM
Well, Fretworn, it sure is pink, I sort of liked the pail pink of the conch girl. But I was told it wasn't pink, and this is what I was told was pink, even if it's not called pink. Looks as if I do as I'm told. (cause I just don't figure this out)javascript:void(0);

ANYWAY, Just touched it a little today, I think it will be ok by the time I finish working on it.

Almost time to look at the 'lectrics, as I let this cure for a while. I just want to change them a little, personally, I don't like not having a tone control on the bridge pick up, possibly because of my deafness , I like to take some highs off. I am thinking of having a master tone, this will leave me one spare control, uuummmm, I'm sure I will be able to hook something up to it.

Only time will tell. It will be interesting to see if I can do some thing constructive.

Cheers
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14-10-2013, 07:57 AM
Today, not much happened, I checked out the wiring, yes very easy to modify. I will have one master tone for the three pups, or a master for the front and middle, and one for the bridge, that makes a little more sense, either way it will be different.

Fixed a run that I found in the boddy. and put a sticker on the head stock. Unfortunately my clear sticker paper isn't too clear, guess it will do though.

8-)
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stan
14-10-2013, 12:49 PM
wow - Pinkcaster!

15-10-2013, 10:20 AM
Ha, Ok Stan good thought, with the trouble that I have been having with this finish I've called it a lot of things.
I was to put the word "Mofcaster" along with the Montana, but there was no room.
Now I have been wondering just how many ?????casters we can come uo with.

So far Stan you are the winner.

May be Adam and DB can come up with a little prize, maybe some Conch Girl (hahaha).
(I got 3/4 bottle of the white thats not used, maybe that is it) lol

Tim
15-10-2013, 10:53 AM
WOW that's some full blown pink going on 8-)

16-10-2013, 08:55 AM
Today I just took the masking tape of the head stock and touched up the body a little. I think that the head stock is close enough to being done, at least for a while.

Just about to leave for Tandys' when the air conditioner guy came round, then a buyer for my kayak, so that put paid to getting the bits for my wiring mod. Oh well may be tomorrow.

17-10-2013, 09:21 AM
Ok! off to Tandys' today got some diodes and changed the wiring.

Pic #1shows the standard wiring, Green wire the tone wire for the middle pup, the hole on the right is where the bridge pup would be if it had a tone control.

Pic #2 shows that I bridged the three tone out puts together, giving me a master, which is connected to the middle pot, with the blue wire.

Pic #3 shows the diodes wired to the other pot with the green wire, which was the tone wire (which I left where it was for this purpose).

SO the tone out put is (hopefully) doing two jobs, master tone and a master (passive) distortion control. (hopefully)

I have wired the diodes different to the usual way, so will be interesting to see if it works, if not I guess I'll conform and wire it the standard way.

Hope I got the right pix.
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30-10-2013, 02:41 AM
Well, finally got back to do a little, not 100% happy with the finish but it's not too bad.
Will let it sit for a few days then assemble the neck, scratch plate. I am interested to see how that wiring mod will turn out so am anxious to try it out.
Umm if it wont work will need to change it to the unmodified mod (?).
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lawry
30-10-2013, 05:30 AM
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I have wired the diodes different to the usual way, so will be interesting to see if it works, if not I guess I'll conform and wire it the standard way.
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Hi Ricmo,
By diodes, do you mean capacitors? Not sure why there would be any diodes in there. And if you do mean the caps they are not polarity sensitive (doesn't matter which way they go). If you want to post a schematic I am happy to check it out for you. Even if you just draw a picture of how you connected it.
Cheers

Gavin1393
30-10-2013, 08:08 AM
Agree with Lawry....unless you are building a bomb and not a guitar?

WeirdBits
30-10-2013, 10:24 AM
I believe the diodes are being used for some type of passive clipping distortion circuit.

lawry
30-10-2013, 10:50 AM
That certainly makes sense. Pups don't have a very high output voltage so they probably use Schottky diodes in a configuration similar to one of the examples in the pic below. I'd be keen to hear your axe when you're done!
Cheers
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30-10-2013, 10:56 AM
[quote]/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from WeirdBits on October 29, 2013, 19:24
I believe the diodes are being used for some type of passive clipping distortion circuit.

Exactly Scott, it will cut the power a bit but (hopefully) give a little distortion resulting in a nice snarly tone.
Gavin, I would have been sure you would have known about this little device, they can be purchased (stewmac has them).
They are marketed under the brand "black ice", a little box with some (maybe 3 or 4 diods) and think they cost about $25us.
There are some diagrams for these on the net, a few different ones, I have wired mine a little different, but thats what it's all about.
Look at them on the net, Lawrey, and maybe have a go and add one in to one of your guitars.
I got 12 diods (buy 10 or more it is a bit cheaper) for $5.20 or something. Got mine from Tandy, but any electronic supply shop will have them.
You can use then on a pot, wired up instead of a cap. or on a switch or even just straight on the output jack.
Experiment is the just an added bonus to "building" your own guitars, although I have experimented on my gibson and one of my fenders (actually two, but one was stolen).
Here is a pic of the mod, although not much to see.
The blue wire is soldered to where the cap would be the other end of the diods is soldered to earth
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30-10-2013, 11:03 AM
Spot on Lawry, my mod is as the 3rd dia, but using four, two one way 2 the other.

:o

lawry
30-10-2013, 11:14 AM
Cool. With your mod you get a reasonably symmetrical clip. If you use the one with the three diodes the clipping is more asymmetrical and is 'said' to be more valve-like. It's an easy change you may want to try sometime.

30-10-2013, 11:27 AM
Hi Lawry.

I have over-drive to fuzz (and just about every thing in between) so am just mucking around to see what happens.
The guitar is for my grandaughter, so I may even just go with two diods.
But, being on a pot it (hopefully) will be able to "tone" down a bit.
Will just see what it is like, and make any changes that I think might be needed.

Thanks for the input.I might try to make a short recording of the guitar when it's done, but not sure when that will be.

01-11-2013, 05:21 AM
Ok, today I thought that I might as well put a treble bleed in there (since I had the bits), but when that was finished I thought I may as well put the pick guard on, then might as well put the neck on.
Thats where I stopped have to leave something to do on a few other days.
I am starting to want to find out what it will sound like and if the mods made will be working as i think they should. (Been known to do mods and have them not do what I have expected, but hey gives me something to think about to find out why)


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01-11-2013, 05:30 AM
here is another 3 pix, next is the bridge. On my strat the first thing I did was to jam the tremelo, and am not sure if to keep it or block it.
will depend on how I feel when I do it. my thought is to block it, if Montana's brother gets his hands on it it will be useless anyway, so thats a good reason to block it.

Oh, If you look close you will notice that 3 of the machine heads dont have a screw, they will after my next trip to Bunnings (Masters is too far away at present).

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lawry
01-11-2013, 07:19 AM
That's looking really cool. Fantastic Chickaster.

gavinturner
01-11-2013, 08:34 AM
Hey Ric,
When I first saw the paint job I thought it might be a bit too lipstick pink. But i was wrong! It looks really, really great all assembled. The colour balance seems to be just right! I'm really digging it. Maybe I'm channeling my feminine side?? ;).
Great work!

Cheers,
Gavin.

01-11-2013, 09:08 AM
Stan had "pinkcaster", lawry came up with "chickaster".

It's official, competition too close so there is no winner. Both very good.

Yes , Gavin the finish turned out ok, it could be better but I'm happy with it. It took a lot of sanding and respraying
but I think Montana will think it's great and that's the main thing.

Her birthday is not until February, so I may get to "play it in a little" be for she gets it.

lawry
01-11-2013, 09:34 AM
I think it's the perfect gift. She's bound to be rapt. Great build Ricmo, you should be proud.

Brendan
01-11-2013, 09:40 AM
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from Ricmo on October 31, 2013, 18:08

Her birthday is not until February, so I may get to "play it in a little" be for she gets it.


I think the term is break it in. It's all part of the service - making sure that it all works, etc. before you give it away.

lawry
01-11-2013, 10:20 AM
Yeah. Sort of like a pre-flight check. You'll be doing her a favour.

GlennGP
01-11-2013, 10:36 AM
That's why I still have the Red Menace... Making sure it works properly before delivery!

01-11-2013, 08:18 PM
Hey! Thanks for the thumbs up, now I wont feel bad, It will be played to find out if there any faults, and make sure it is going to be good enough (he he he he he he).

02-11-2013, 10:06 AM
ok, today I put the bridge on set the tremelo up but then blocked it.
Put the strings on and set it up, will finalise it over the next few days.
Haven't played it yet, it works as the tuner done it's job.
Hey might just play it now, hold on a second.

Having troublle with my blue tooth so sent the pic by email. dont matter here is a pic of the front and back. Gosh hope it worked.
If not I'll try later now to the guitar.

Well, well, well,,,,that was nice. just played an old instrumental (southern 'aura) {I think thats how it's spelt}.
Ok, first off all mods worked as expected, or hoped. My master tone works on all three pups', and the diods are working over time.
On the back pup, it is harsh (although I have my hearing aids in) if the highs are not rolled off a bit.
It is set up so that zero is off and as its turned up to 10 it increases the distortion, overdrive, under drive (?) or whatever. Which means zero when just playing,,,UNLESS {hehehe}
Tomorrow I'll give it a bit if a working over and try it through the blues jr and see what it really sounds like.

I'm interested to see if the pic turned out so until next time.

02-11-2013, 10:19 AM
Ok, it didn't, maybe one day I'll figure these computers out.

Here they are.
Just noticed the pink paint on the neck screws, and I dont know what that white is on the machine heads
The paper has been off for some time, must be the flash hold on, oops sorry it is the paper, dont know why I didn't notice before.


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lawry
02-11-2013, 10:12 PM
Looks fantastic Rick and I'm glad all the wiring worked out for you. I noticed in the top picture that there is a lot of shine on the fretboard, have you put something on it? (You have probably already answered that in a previous post I suppose). I reckon you're going to have a very happy young lady with a smile on her face soon. I'm pretty keen to hear how the clipping mod (diodes) sounds in various combos. Any chance of uploading some sound bites or a video? Congrats.

03-11-2013, 12:45 AM
Hi lawry, ummm, you want to know all my secretes! Ok no need to twist my arm, I decided to oil it and thought that I might try tru oil (which I did). I really like the feel of my tele, both finger board and neck, it is sooooo smooth. I was hoping to copy that but fell way short (not that this is bad, just that the tele is very very good).

As for a sound sample, although I have heaps of recording stuff, I hate to say this, but I cant use it. Can't even get the garage band on the computer to work, and hopeless to try to get the boss going, and dont even talk about the other stuff (mostly for computer recording, thats never worked) it just dont work for me. I have recorded my friend, but never been happy with anything I put down. BUT may be one day it might come together.

Have given it a bit of a play today (misses dont like it distorted very much), everything is working fine. It is very LOUD, if I move the volume any lower on either the amp or guitar it dont make any noise, it hums, just too much power I think and the diodes dont appear to take anything away from the sound at all. I'm happy that I put them in, although I might change it to two instead of four, UuuuMmmmm , maybe next time.

stan
03-11-2013, 10:21 AM
great to see the pinkchickaster is up and running - looks great - she will love it I'm sure, well done.

lawry
04-11-2013, 03:08 AM
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from Ricmo on November 2, 2013, 09:45
I think and the diodes dont appear to take anything away from the sound at all. I'm happy that I put them in, although I might change it to two instead of four, UuuuMmmmm , maybe next time.

Hey Ric. If you reduce the diodes from two to one in each direction you will actually get the clipping happening sooner. That's because the voltage across the diodes will only need to be half of what it currently is before clipping commences. If you want the control to have less effect, try putting three diodes in series. Keep in mind though that this is a super simple circuit that can only give you basic fuzz. Cheers.

04-11-2013, 07:01 AM
Ok,Ok, pinkchickaster Stan, that takes the cake.

Now mucked about with it a little today, found out why I had full volume straight after "1". either the pots' faulty of the mod is not working.
What ever it is it's ok, very easily fixed. (one day).

I might put a mini switch on the diods and make that pot a tone for the back pup, maybe. Whatever I do will be, I'm not too worried, it's ok as is I think.

Here is some pix of the finished guitar and the amp, a 15w line six spider. One of my friends gave it to me when she decided to stop playing.
It's not my favourite amp, just siting there taking up space.
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lawry
04-11-2013, 10:24 AM
You're gonna have one very happy granddaughter there!

Tim
05-11-2013, 12:00 AM
Very cool Very pink and you will have one very happy Grand-daughter

johnnychronic
05-11-2013, 07:18 AM
That's an awesome gift to receive from your Gramps. Beware that wearing gravity boots while taking pictures causees high blood pressure. /JK

05-11-2013, 09:06 AM
Ahhh! not to woried about high blood pressure, I take tablets for that (hahaha)
Thanks to every one for there thoughts,
I still have to do a few little things, like check out the vol pot, and maybe make a few small action settings and general fiddling.
Went to Billy-Hyde today they have a reasonable soft case for $30 that will do nicely to protect it . Saw a nice strap some where, only have to remember where it was now.
Then that will just about finish it, oh a few picks, which I have anyhow.

SO, thanks again guys and I look forward to my next build, maybe (hopefully) order it be fore the end of the year.

Cheers.

26-11-2013, 03:18 AM
Well, nothing to do, time to look at the volume control on Montana.
Silly thing, cut the circuit out and it works just fine, good her dad can hook it up again if it is ever wanted. (i'd say it never will).
Checked the tone circuit, yeah that is as good as it will be, once again it can be modified again if it ever wants to be. It never will I think.

A slight problem with the neck relief, the truss rod seems to have slack in it, it's ok at present but I want it better as the action is a little high up around the 12th fret. I will look at this after Christmas, although this will not stop it from being played, I'd still like to get it as good as possible.

Here are a few pix of the guitar in it's bag.

Cheers.

Ps, the intonation is very good, heaps better than the TL1-TB (which is not good at all)
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keloooe
26-11-2013, 08:01 PM
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from dingobass on September 24, 2013, 18:09
I have got HEAPS of Conch Girl.... got it in especially for Gavmeister :)

Oh DB, I got the bass, I'm adding the pestness to it!!!

surfmusic
14-04-2014, 06:33 AM
Hi Guys, had so much trouble logging in, password wouldn't work, registered with a different address, didn't work, so used an old address that g-mail is still allowing me to use. The reason for the different name!
My grand daughter was very happy with her guitar, see pic.

NOW I have ordered "TAYLOR", should be here in a few days, so hope I will be able to give progress reports.

Look forward to your suggestions and any fault finding that I may have missed out on.

Rick
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1z21-20140327_171841.jpg

stan
14-04-2014, 06:50 AM
great guitar Rick, she looks pretty happy with it. A junior rocker in the making for sure

14-04-2014, 07:58 AM
Hey surfmusic, it's me, Ricmo, you! Woooo-ooo-oooo. Lol.

Sorry mate, it's Adam, just seeing if there's anything wrong with your login. I could login fine with that temp password I sent you, so, not sure what's up. As you say, it may be your browser's remembering some cookies or something. Anyhoo, surfmusic is a cool name and we know who you are. But, all your old posts will be under "Ricmo".

Adam (not Ricmo)

surfmusic
15-04-2014, 09:14 AM
Oh almost forgot, although it played well I was not completely happy, after a few measurements and thinking, I took the neck off and shimed it.
That pulled the neck back, adjusted the bridge and now it is very good.

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